>> [BACKGROUND] GO AHEAD AND RECALL IT'S MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
[A. Call to Order]
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SEPTEMBER 11 AT 6 O'CLOCK.COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. NUMBER 1, BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING.
>> BEFORE EVERYBODY SITS, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SEPTEMBER 11.
>> THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
THEIR FIRST MEETING BACK IN SCHOOL.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT. ON BEHALF OF ME, I'M SURE THE BOARD WILL AGREE.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD A HORRIFIC EVENT TAKE PLACE IN GEORGIA.
WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, WE ALL FEEL IT.
BUT WE DO HAVE TO CALL OUT THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS THERE THAT STOP IT FROM BEING A LOT WORSE.
WE ARE VERY LUCKY HAVE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ALL ACROSS THE NATION, AND WE ARE ESPECIALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THE FINE STAFF WE HAVE HERE.
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. MISSION STATEMENT.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS AND A CHALLENGE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
WITH THAT MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[B. Approval of the Agenda]
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2024, REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
[C. Superintendent's Report]
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, AND GUESTS WHO HAVE OBVIOUSLY, THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL HAS PASSED, AND IT REALLY HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
EVERYTHING IS GOING REALLY WELL.
OUR ENROLLMENT IS UP A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY AND AT COLTER ELEMENTARY.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NEW ENROLLMENTS EVERY DAY.
WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE ENROLLMENT PATTERNS AND STUDENTS THAT ARE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO NEW TO THE COUNTRY.
WE'RE STILL ENROLLING KIDS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM, AND EVERYTHING'S GOING REALLY WELL.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE DISTRICT LEADERS' REPORTS.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS PROBABLY.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE WORK BEING DONE AT THE TETON AT MORAN.
THAT'S EXCITING. THEY DEED A LOT OF WORK.
MY ONLY CONCERN, I'M SURE EVERYBODY THOUGHT THIS THROUGH.
ABOUT HALF THE WORK LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE DONE INTERNALLY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BANDWIDTH AND THAT THAT A LOT OF WORK TO GET DONE INTERNALLY, I THINK 46,000 WAS GOING TO THE ROOFER, AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO COVER THE REMAINDER OF THAT 70,000.
I THINK THAT'S LATER IN THE AGENDA BUT NOW I WAS REAL [INAUDIBLE] DOING THAT.
I WAS REAL I REALLY ENJOYED DR. CHRIS THE CALL FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
EVERYBODY'S NOT SEEN THE VIDEO AND LISTENED TO DR. CHRIS ON THAT.
THEN WHEN YOU HAD DONE WATCHING THE VIDEO, YOU CAN CLICK ON IT AND PA PLACE TO GIVE THE FEEDBACK.
THEN LASTLY, YOU JUST APPRECIATED THE SHEET OF ACRONYMS. I MORE THAN I. I GET LOST WITH ALL THE ACRONYMS. I APPRECIATE THE SHEET OF ACRONYMS.
>> IF THERE ARE ANY THAT WE MISSED, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.
THERE'S A IT'S A LONG SHEET OF ACRONYMS. SO IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED A FEW.
>> THERE WAS ONE LATER IN THE AGENDA, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE AN ACADEMIC ACRONYM, BUT I THINK IT WAS GBC.
>> OH, MY GOD, I SENT THAT E-MAIL TODAY [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK I GOT INTERRUPTED OR SOMETHING.
>> YES. GBC IS GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM.
>> AND I KNOW DOCTOR CHRIS WILL BE PROVIDING A LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
DURING THE OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE REMOVED THE TITLE FROM BEING EDUCATIONAL MOMENT.
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[LAUGHTER] STRATEGIC PLAN.WE'RE JUST LETTING YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER FOR DOCTOR CRISPIN.
BUT I TEASE ABOUT IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, OBVIOUSLY, THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR YEARS.
BUT ALL THE WORK THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, WE PUT THAT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH.
BUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS A GOOD PLAN AND THAT WE'RE NEVER REALLY QUITE DONE WITH IT.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING TOWARD OUR GOALS.
SO WE REALLY DO I TEASE ABOUT SCOTT.
BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC, AND SO WE REALIZE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THROUGH THIS THAN NORMAL.
BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE-
>> I [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A QUESTION.
I WAS READING ABOUT THE MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THE DATA HOUSED AND ELEVATIONS.
THEN I WAS ALSO READING OTHER REPORTS ABOUT IT.
I WAS STILL WAITING FOR STATE TO GET DATA BACK.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WITH THIS PROGRAM, IS THE STAFF ABLE TO GET QUICKER RESPONSES AND BE ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, AND IS THE STAFF HAPPY WITH THIS COMPARED TO HOW THE SPEED THAT WE GET INFORMATION BACK TO THE STATE?
[INAUDIBLE] OVERSEES ARE MULTI LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
YES. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ELEVATION BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A PLATFORM FOR ALL THE ELL DATA IN ONE PLACE.
TEACHERS CAN ACCESS IT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PRINCIPAL TO ACCESS ALL THE DATA.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY US ARE ENROLLING, WHAT LEVELS OF ENGLISH THEY ARE AT.
WE CAN INSERT SOME OF THE INTERVENTIONS THAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH.
WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS THEY ARE MAKING IN DIFFERENT INTERVENTIONS.
I THINK IF I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, YES, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF IT TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT.
IT'S JUST CONCERNED HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET INFORMATION BACK FROM THE STATE.
IT'S NICE TO HEAR THE STAFF WELCOMES THIS PLATFORM.
>> AND IT SEEMS IT'S NEVER TAKEN THIS LONG TO GET THE DATA FROM THE STATE.
DO WE KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE CHALLENGE? I'M GOING TO ASK STEVEN FRANK TO COME UP AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT.
WHILE HE'S DOING THAT, STEVEN HAS ACCESS.
HE HAS THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.
HE'S PUT HIS EFFORTS ON LOOKING AT THE INDIVIDUAL DATA.
BUT HE REALLY CAN'T. HE HINTS AT ME ALL THE TIME.
AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY I'M ASKING HIM.
YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS FROM ME, RIGHT?
>> SO THE REASON FOR THE DELAY THIS YEAR IS THAT THE Y ALTERNATIVE Y TAP ASSESSMENT HAD A NEW MATH ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR.
THERE WAS A FIELD TEST LAST YEAR, BUT THE RESULTS CAME BACK, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ALL REALLY POOR OR ALL REALLY HIGH, BUT THEY HAD TO RECALIBRATE ALL OF THE SCORES, WHICH IS WHY EVERYTHING GOT PUSHED BACK UNTIL THAT COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS.
AND THEN NONE OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY CAN BE DONE UNTIL THOSE NUMBERS COME IN.
SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE PUSH BACK FOR EVERYTHING THIS YEAR.
>> YES. STEVEN, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN, I DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THIS AND WHY THERE'S THIS YOU CAN'T RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC OR I THINK IT'S EVEN ODDER THAT YOU CAN'T TELL THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BUT ONE PERSON IN EVERY DISTRICT, I ASSUME, SOME THE COUNTERPART SIMILAR TO YOU.
>> I COULD SHARE I HAVE TALKED TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY LET ONE PERSON IN THE DISTRICT KNOW THE INFORMATION, BUT WHY DO THEY KEEP IT UNDER WRAP? SO WHAT'S THE PURSE?
>> SO IT'S ALL AROUND THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS.
SO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES OF ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE DATA, MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR STUDENT ID NUMBERS ARE CORRECT.
I HAVE TO VERIFY ALL THE DATA, THEN SEND IT BACK TO THE STATE WHO THEN CAN USE IT FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS.
SO IN THAT PROCESS, I GET TO SEE EVERYTHING WHEN I'M ACTUALLY VERIFYING ALL OF IT, BUT IT THEN GETS EMBARGOED UNTIL IT'S PUBLIC RELEASE.
>> WHEN WILL IT BE PUBLICLY RELEASED.
>> THIS YEAR, THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF DATA ITSELF.
ALL ASSESSMENT DATA IS OCTOBER 1.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY DOES NOT COME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, THEN THE EMBARGOES LIFTED ON THAT.
>> WHEN DOES IT NORMALLY COME?
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>> USUALLY, IT IS EARLY SEPTEMBER.
SO IT IS VERY MUCH [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE HAVE TO SIGN A BUNCH OF STUFF.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US THUMBS UP, LIKE [INAUDIBLE].
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, STEVEN, IS IT OUR DISTRICT THAT CAUSES ANY OF THE DELAY OR IS IT THE STATE.
SO ALL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DELAY AND EM BARGAIN.
>> YES. THAT IS CORRECT. NOTHING THAT WE DID.
>> WELL, THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN THE SUMMERTIME REGARDING BUS SERVICE TO ALTA, AND JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S AN UPDATE REGARDING WE HEARD BACK FROM ANY PARENTS HOW THE BUS SERVICE IS GOING OVER THERE. SURPRISED.
YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR THE [INAUDIBLE].
THIS IS I CAN SPEAK TO THE BUS ROUTE PIECE, IT'S GOING SMOOTHLY. IT'S GOING WELL.
I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT PARENT FEEDBACK.
I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY DIRECTLY.
IF THERE'S BEEN NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, ONLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? MOVING ON.
SO OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, NOT MOMENT.
I SAID YOU THROUGH AN YOU GO THROUGH IT MIGHT BE NICE TO WRITE ON IT. DIE.
TRUSTEES, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH A FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT.
I'D LIKE TO START BY JUST THANKING READING KEITH WHO PROVIDED SOME INITIAL FEEDBACK AT A GLANCE, THIS DOCUMENT AT OUR FIRST [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WE'LL COME BACK TO LATER IN THE BOARD MEETING.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHY YOU HAD THIS PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU.
REALLY WHAT THE PURPOSE IS AND THEN NEXT STEPS, WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
IN CABINET, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME REVIEWING WHAT WE DO.
HOW WE DO IT, OUR EFFICIENCIES.
WE SPENT DAYS REALLY DOING A SELF ASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN CABINET, AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WHO PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS DOCUMENT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS A VERY DYNAMIC DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE SO MANY DEPARTMENTS AND PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DISTRICT.
IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE A SUBMARINE THAT NOT ONLY LISTS EVERYTHING WE DO, BUT ORGANIZES IT IN NO WAY.
IT MAKES SENSE AND NOT ONLY OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUT OUR PUBLIC AT LARGE.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY PRIMARY GOALS. SO VERY DYNAMIC.
THE OVERALL GOAL OF TODAY IS NOT TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PACKET WITH YOU.
THE OVERALL GOAL OF TONIGHT TODAY IS JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR REFRESHED FORMAT.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IS IN THIS DOCUMENT.
IT'S JUST REFORMATTED IN A WAY HOPEFULLY TO YOU, MORE READABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE.
WE WANT IT TO BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND STAFF.
WE WANT OUR STAFF TO REFERENCE IT AS WELL.
>> NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, DOCTOR. CHRISTOF. JUST TO CLARIFY ON THAT BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN ED COMMITTEE. TRUSTEE DORTON AND I.
WHEN WE DO THOSE EXERCISES OR STAY IN YOUR LANE, AND A LOT OF THE LANES WE ALWAYS WANT TO GET INTO IS GILLIAN SITTING IN THAT LANE ALREADY?
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THIS ONE'S OURS. THIS IS OUR LANE.THIS IS THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WITH DOCTOR BRITS WAS, ANY CHANGES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE IN RED, THAT'S FOR US TO DECIDE, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES? BUT AGAIN, AGAIN, THOSE IS THE ROLE OF BOARD.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT REAL CLEAR THAT THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS FROM STAFF.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THAT ONE LANE THAT WERE THAT WE'RE SITTING IN.
SO SO READ DISCUSSED THAT WITH DOCTOR.
CHRIS, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR TO EVERY.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GINGER. SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE OPENING VISUAL, MAYBE WE CAN START WITH THE COVER PAGE.
YOU MIGHT RECALL THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS LAST YEAR? THIS IS A STUDENT VERSION OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] GRADUATE.
THAT IS A STATE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR DISTRICTS TO HELP THEM. IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
IT'S NOT MANDATED, BUT IT'S A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.
AND IT REALLY IS A FOCUS OF SOME OF OUR EDUCATIONAL FOCUSES IN OUR DISTRICT TODAY.
THE NEXT PAGE IS AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR US TO TAKE A MINUTE.
SO I CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU IS ORGANIZED.
SO WHAT WE'VE GOT AT THIS [INAUDIBLE] GOALS FROM THE REMAIN SAME.
OUR VISION IS VERY MUCH THE SAME AGAIN, FORMAT CHANGE.
OUR VALUES WHICH ARE RED MEETING REMAIN THE SAME.
YOU ALSO SEE OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS WITH A RED HIGHLIGHT, WHICH COMPLIMENTS SOME OF THE SKILL FOCUS AROUND OUR PROFILE WORK WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE PAST YEAR.
THAT IS A NEW. SO I PUT THAT IN RED FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
SO IN THIS CIRCLE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE GOAL ONE [INAUDIBLE] FOR ALL.
WITHIN THAT, WE HAVE THE COMPONENTS.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND THIS DOCUMENT MAKES SENSE.
THESE COMPONENTS IN THE BLUE, YOU WILL FIND IN THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU LAID OUT CLEARLY.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE THAT WOULD BE A [INAUDIBLE].
>> LAID OUT B THREE READ FOUR.
ALSO WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD AND EVERYONE THAT ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE INTERCONNECTED.
I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IN SCHOOLS.
BUT IT'S SUCH A DYNAMIC DISTRICT TO WORK IN, WE HAVE SO MANY DEPARTMENTS INTERMEDIARY, ALL FOCUSED ON IT'S OWN GOAL.
THAT'S THE SAME. THESE ARE PER EDUCATIONAL RELATED VERSUS OPERATIONAL.
AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE, WE DID PULL OUT THE OPERATIONALS AS WELL, SO YOU CAN SEE SPECIFICS.
EDUCATIONAL OPERATIONAL ARE THE MEAT OF THE DOCUMENT.
YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE NOW.
I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT I HAVE HERE IS JUST A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS ORDINANCE.
YOU WILL HAVE YOUR BOARD FOCUS AREAS.
SUCCESS FOR ALL HAS SEVERAL COMPONENTS, CALL THEM TOPICS, CALL THEM TARGET AREAS, COMPONENTS.
FOR EACH OF THOSE FOLLOWS OF THE DESCRIPTION.
WHAT IS THIS? WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT AT A LEVEL THAT'S VERY UNDERSTANDABLE AND TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL JARGON THAT WE GET CAUGHT UP IN.
THERE'S A LOT IN THERE, TRYING TO GET BETTER.
THE CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING CALLED CSIS.
THESE ARE CALLED CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORS [INAUDIBLE] DATA, EVIDENCE SAME THING.
WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS FOR EACH [INAUDIBLE] THOUGH COMPONENT INDICATED? THOSE THAT TAKE THREE, THAT'S THE FORMAT OF ESSENTIAL CHANGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT.
NEXT. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AN EXAMINE THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT IS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH EVERY PAGE.
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IS OUR ONE.EVERY GOAL HAS SOME IMPORTANT COMPONENT, YOU'LL HAVE OUR FOCUS.
THE AREAS ARE THE COMPONENTS COMPONENT 1, COMPONENT 2 SCROLLS COMPONENT 3, GET BACK TO THE TOP.
AS YOU CAN SEE FOR EACH COMPONENT THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO ASSESS OURSELVES AND SEE WHERE WE ARE.
HOW ARE WE DOING AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE TAR.
IF YOU FOR ONE REASON, THAT IS EXACTLY, YOU'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION FOR EACH COMPONENT.
THAT IS THE FORMAT FOR ALL THE GOALS AND ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE BOTH EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS.
WE CAN SCROLL DOWN TO 31 OPERATIONS.
EVERYONE, THIS IS ON PAGE 7, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THROUGH YOUR PA.
BUT AGAIN, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR REVIEW, OBVIOUSLY A PATH IT'S THE FORM.
WE HAVE THE SAME GOAL WHAT WE DO IS OPERATIONS NOW.
SAME GOAL OPERATIONS, SAME GOAL COMPONENTS OF OPERATIONS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE WHAT THEY NEED.
AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS, YOU WILL SEE GOAL 1 HAS AN EDUCATION OPERATION, GOAL 2, EDUCATION OPERATION, GOAL 3, ETC.
ALL HAVE A VERY SIMILAR FORMAT.
THAT'S I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE MINUS THE RED TEXT.
YOU HAD SAID ALL OF THIS LANGUAGE.
IT'S JUST REORGANIZED WAY HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT MORE READER FRIENDLY IN TERMS OF A STRATEGIC POINT.
THE LAST PIECE OF OUR SHARE IS OUR PLAN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS TO GET A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AS WELL.
THE VERY TOP PERSON, THE VERY GOAL 1 [INAUDIBLE] START.
GENERALIZED AND WE REALLY CLEAR ON THE SAME OF OUR PS COMMITTEE MEETING IS ABSOLUTELY.
TIER 1 BE ALL KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE WANT TO GET MUCH MORE SPECIFIC IN OUR PLANS TO GO FORWARD.
AN APPENDIX, WHICH WHILE OUTLINED IT, THIS MEANS FOR TIER 2 AND TIER 3, MEANS KIDS AND REALLY A UNIQUE GROUP OF KIDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE KIDS NEED MORE SUPPORT VERSUS ALL STUDENTS.
GEC LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR TIER 2 STUDENT THAN A TIER 1.
THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SPECIFICALLY WHAT ARE IN RELATION TO KIDS IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
THIS IS THE GENERAL HINT, BUT IT GIVES YOU A GOOD AT A GLANCE VIEW OF ALL THE COMPONENTS AS THEY RELATE TO THE TROOPS.
THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE DOCUMENT AND BOARD MEETINGS TO COME.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO USE A DOCUMENT LIKE THIS TO ALSO ALIGN OUR SI PLANS OR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY CONNECT.
IT'S NOT JUST A PLAN OUT HERE, BUT IT ACTUALLY CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO OUR CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORS IN OUR DESCRIPTIONS.
ALSO SHARE OUR DATA, WE CAN ALSO LINK THAT TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE PLAN.
THIS BECOMES A GROUNDING DOCUMENT FOR THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
THERE'S A LOT THERE. I'M HAPPY TO CLARIFY FORMAT WISE TONIGHT.
ANY QUESTION ON THE TABLE I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS.
BUT AT A GENERAL OVERVIEW, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
>> CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, DR. CHRIS THE PART I REALLY LIKED THE BEST IS THE VERY FIRST PAGE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET ALL THAT WORK THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS DID LAST YEAR.
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I LIKE THAT THAT'S THE VERY FIRST PAGE.ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO IT IS FIRST PAGE.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I THOUGHT THE CIRCLE WORKS REALLY WELL.
THOSE OF US THAT ARE SOMEWHAT VISUAL.
IT JUST SUMS IT ALL UP WITH THAT ONE CIRCLE, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
JUST SAY PROCESS QUESTION TO YOU.
ARE YOU EXPECTING US TO APPROVE ALL THE CHANGES LIKE A NEXT BOARD MEETING? WAS THAT THE INTENT THAT WE WOULD REVIEW THIS AND MAYBE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE WOULD ACTUALLY DISCUSS SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND APPROVE IT OR IF YOU WANT US TO DISCUSS ANY OF THEM TONIGHT.
THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING IS I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STUDENT CONGRESS.
DID YOU WANT THOSE QUESTIONS TONIGHT OR LATER?
>> TRUSTEE GINGREY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IF IT'S OKAY IS JUST GIVE THE BOARD A MONTH.
NEXT MEETING, YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO PROCESS IT.
IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD, JUST TO TAKE YOUR TIME THROUGH IT.
I DO THINK THOUGH WE DO NEED TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED TO ANSWER SOME OF THE NEW ITEMS AND GET CLEAR ON THAT.
IF WE CAN GIVE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME DATA NEXT MEETING, MAYBE NOT THE EMBARGO DATA, SOME OTHER DATA.
THAT WILL ALIGN NICELY TO THAT TIMING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO TIME THESE IN RELATIONSHIP TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> TONIGHT IS MORE JUST TO SHOW US THE FORMAT.
>> TONIGHT'S THE FORMAT PROCESS.
I THINK QUESTIONS WILL POP AS YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO LOOK AT IT.
IF WE CAN HOLD ON THAT 15 THAT'D BE GREAT.
>> JUST A QUESTION FOR THE BOARD.
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS WHAT OCTOBER 10TH.
>> OCTOBER 9. IF WE PUSH IT BACK A WEEK, WOULD WE BE OUT OF EMBARGO? [BACKGROUND] NEVER MIND.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU NEED THE DATA [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK WE CAN STAY WITH OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE AND BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU IN OVER TWO MEETINGS.
I WAS GOING TO SPLIT IT ANYWAY SO IT'S NOT OVERWHELMING.
OCTOBER PART ONE OF DATA REVIEW SI PLANS, AND THEN PART TWO IN NOVEMBER.
I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR STATE REQUIREMENTS BY DOING IT.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE.
I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL ALL READ THE REPORT AND DIGEST IT AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE READ, BUT I'M WONDERING IF IN THE NEXT BOARD PACKET, IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO GIVE SOME OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN READ WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THAT TOO, BUT THAT HELPS THE PROCESS GO A LITTLE FASTER TO THEM.
>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT. DR. CHRIS, HOW DO THESE GOALS ALIGN WITH CONTENT STANDARDS? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IF I SEE REFERENCES TO SKILLS.
BUT NOT TO, DO THEY KNOW ALL THE COUNTRIES OF AFRICA?
>> I WISH I DID. HOWEVER, IF YOU SCROLL THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTIONS YOU SCROLL DOWN.
THE FIRST PART THIS IS REALLY THE OF WHAT YOU GET [INAUDIBLE] LET ME SAY PC.
>> THAT INCLUDES CONTENT STANDARDS.
THAT IS NOT JUST SKILLS, IT'S SKILLS AND CONTENT STANDARDS.
LET'S SAY WE HAVE A THIRD-GRADE TEAM AT JES.
THEY IDENTIFY THEIR DBC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, WHICH INCLUDE CONTENT AND SKILLS.
BUT IF WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON THAT, THAT'S IN FACT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALL THAT OUT IN THE DOC. OKAY.
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PUZZLED BY THIS THAT ONE OF OUR GOALS IS NOT THAT KIDS LEARN SOMETHING.
>> IT'S NOTHING ON HERE THAT SAYS THEY LEARN WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW TO SURVIVE IN LIFE.
I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT TOO.
WE'RE TAKING ON A HUGE LOAD IN WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH FOR KIDS,
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ENVIRONMENT, KINDNESS, FAIRNESS, AND SO FORTH.I JUST THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE LEARNING SOMETHING TOO.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCLUDE CONTENT IN HERE, IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW BY WHAT MEASURE.
THAT'S SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN ADD BECAUSE ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO BE CLEAR NOT ONLY THE TRUSTEES, BUT OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL.
IF YOU'RE SEEING THAT, AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WE NEED TO IMPROVE THAT, NUMBER 1.
NUMBER 2 IS WHEN WE ADD THE APPENDIX SECTION TO THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A VERY GENERALIZED DESCRIPTION RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE ADD THAT APPENDIX WITH MORE [INAUDIBLE], YOU WILL SEE VERY SPECIFIC CONTENTS, STANDARDS AND THINGS CALLED OUT IN THAT AREA.
>> YEAH, BE NICE TO HAVE LIKE INSET MAP IN THE ATLAS, WHERE YOU SEE A BLOW UP OF SOMETHING AS AN APPENDIX OR WHATEVER, MAKE IT MUCH LONGER.
>> IT DOES ADD SOME LINK TO IT.
>> WE CAN ADD THAT AS A LINK AND ADDITIONAL THIS. ABSOLUTELY.
>> JUST TO ADDRESS TRUSTEE DORAN'S CONCERN, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST GOAL 1, SUCCESS FOR ALL, AND THEN YOU GO TO THE FIRST COMPONENT, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT COMPONENT, A PAGE.
WHEN I READ GBC, I JUST SAY CURRICULUM IN MY HEAD.
IT'S [INAUDIBLE] CAN EXPLAIN THE GUARANTEED IN THE FILE FORDS, BUT THAT WE'RE ALIGNING OUR CURRICULUM WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN WYOMING PRIORITY STANDARDS.
WHEN I SEE WYOMING PRIOR STANDARDS, WHAT I'M SAYING IN MY HEAD IS THE LEARNING PART.
I THINK TRUSTEE DORAN HAS A GOOD POINT.
IF ANYONE READING THIS, YOU SEE THE WORD SKILLS.
I DON'T KNOW, SKILLS IS A STRANGE WORD BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING IS WE'RE TEACHING LEARNING.
I ALMOST MAKES IT SOUND LIKE I KNOW WE'RE TEACHING SKILL.
>> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] I THINK SKILLS NEEDS TO BE THERE.
BUT MAYBE DEFINE BETTER BECAUSE I THINK LEARNING IS THERE.
IT'S THAT WOUNDING PRIORITY STANDARDS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS FOR THE LEARNING.
BUT MAY NEED TO STICK THE WORD LEARNING SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
THEN WHEN YOU GO OVER ONE MORE COLUMN TO YOUR CSI, IMPROVE YOUR CURRICULUM COMPLETE THAT IS FULLY ALIGNED TO THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS.
AGAIN, WE'RE SAYING THE WORD SKILLS A LOT AND PRIORITY STANDARDS.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW PRIORITY STANDARDS MEANS THE LEARNING PART.
MAYBE WE NEED TO JUST USE THE WORD LEARNING SOMETIMES [LAUGHTER].
>> BECAUSE STANDARDS CAN BE INTERCHANGED WITH COMPETENCIES.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? JUST TO WRITE DOWN.
NEXT MONTH, WE WILL PICK A DEEPER DIVE.
THEN NOVEMBER WE'LL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE WITH APPROVAL?
>> YEAH. IS EVERYONE ON BOARD FOR THAT?
>> I DO BELIEVE WHAT WILL HELP THE CONVERSATION IS THAT WHEN WE HEAR FROM OUR PRINCIPALS AND SOME OF THE SUCCESSES, THEY'RE HAVING IN AREAS THEY WANT TO IMPROVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE DATA THAT WILL COMPLIMENT THIS DOCUMENT, I THINK AT THE SAME TIME AND HELP US GET TIGHT ON IT.
WE WE WANT THIS TO BE A STORY OF OUR DISTRICT THAT RELATES TO THE REAL WORK HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
>> ALL RIGHT. MAYBE YOU AND [INAUDIBLE] WILL PROVIDE US SOME COMMENTARY THAT WE CAN POST FOR THIS.
>> MOST DEFINITELY. WE STARTED TO DO THAT A LITTLE BIT LAST MEETING AND NEXT MEETING WE'LL DO IT EVEN A MORE DEEPER DIVE INTO THE DOCUMENT AND THEN TO REPORT BACK.
>> WELL REPORT BACK AND WE'LL PUBLISH IT WITH THIS. WE ALL HAVE IT.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE].
IS THAT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT?
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[D. Reports and Items for Discussion]
>> NEXT STEP. STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
WELCOME. DR. PIS, I KNOW YOU'VE MET WITH HIM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INITIAL UPDATES YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE US? WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAND UP AND JUST MAKE QUICK IN THE DUNGEON? [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] CARLA PROCESS, SELECTING THREE NEW STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
ONE IS NOT FEELING GREAT TONIGHT.
BUT PERHAPS KEITH AND THAT CAN GIVE US UP TO SPEED ON THE PROCESS YOU WENT THROUGH ONE OR WORK OF THE WHOLE BOARD AND HOW THE PROCESS.
>> WELL, WE I'VE DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
BUT THE CALL FOR APPLICANTS GOES OUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
AND THEN TRUSTEE GINGER AND I SPENT ALL DAY ONE DAY IN MAY, MEETING WITH THE APPLICANTS, I THINK THERE WERE NINE OR TEN AND A LOT OF BARRIER.
IT'S REALLY AN AMAZING DAY JUST TO GET TO KNOW THE STUDENTS AND SPEND TIME WITH THEM, THERE'S JUST SO MANY REALLY AMAZING KIDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO ANYWAYS, WE INTERVIEW THEM AND THEN WE DELIBERATE AND WE GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK.
AND WE HAVE CHOSEN THREE VERY QUALIFIED STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THIS YEAR.
SO THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO START MEETING AND THINK ABOUT WHAT PROJECT THEY WANT TO DO FOR THEIR THEIR YEAR AT THE ON THE STUDENT AS STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
PLUS, THEY NEED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE IF THEY HAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT WE HEAR IT BECAUSE WE DON'T OFTEN HEAR FROM STUDENTS.
AND SOME OF THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION WE HAVE DEFINITELY AFFECT THE STUDENTS.
AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR HOW THE STUDENTS TAKE THAT.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD POSITIVE THAT'S ALREADY COME OUT OF THIS.
WHEN WE DID THESE INTERVIEWS, ONE OF THE COMMON THEMES THROUGHOUT ALL THE INTERVIEWS WERE WE HAD THIS ONE QUESTION, AND THE QUESTION WAS, IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING IN YOUR SCHOOLING OVER THE LAST BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL CHANGED THE LAST 11 YEARS, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE CHANGED? REPEATEDLY, IT WAS THE ATTENDANCE POLICY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
TRUSTEE CARLA AND I MENTIONED THAT, I THINK THAT MUST HAVE BEEN MAY.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HEARD US SAYING IT AND HE CAME UP WITH A NEW POLICY, WHICH I THINK HAS BEEN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE THIS FALL.
I THINK A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT POLICY BECAUSE THEY SEE THE FAIRNESS OF IT.
THEY SEE THAT IT'S A VERY FAIR SYSTEM.
I WAS JUST IMPRESSED THAT SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT FROM THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
THEN THE PRINCIPAL TOOK THAT IDEA AND IMPLEMENTED WHAT THE STUDENTS HAD REQUESTED.
THAT WAS BEFORE YOU GUYS EVEN STARTED.
THAT ASPENS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE WHICH WHICH IS AMAZING.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST IS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING, I'M NOT SAYING WHICH ONE YOU SHOULD PICK, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PROJECT IN THERE IS A LOT ABOUT THE STUDENT CONGRESS AND THAT POTENTIALLY SOMEONE'S GOT TO RUN THE THING, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BE DOING.
SO THAT'S AN IDEA, IF YOU'RE WRITING DOWN THE IDEAS OF WHAT YOUR PROJECT IS THIS YEAR, THE STUDENT CONGRESS MIGHT BE ONE.
AND THE IDEA WAS FROM K THROUGH 12, THERE WOULD BE STUDENTS THROUGH ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD GIVE INPUT, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT DOCTOR KEVIN ALREADY DOES WITH HER STUDENT LEADERSHIP STUDENT LEADERSHIP.
ANYWAY, IT'S ONE OF THE IDEAS AND AND SAFETY'S NOT HERE, BUT ALL THREE OF YOU.
I GOT TO SAY, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PICK WHERE EVERYBODY IS SO GOOD, THE THREE OF YOU HAD VERY UNIQUE ANSWERS, AND SO I WAS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS COMING YEAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES, AND I'M EXCITED TO HEAR MORE OF YOUR IDEAS.
>> I THINK WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO START THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND GO OFF WHAT
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THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DID LAST YEAR WITH THEIR AMAZING WORK AND HELP, WE'LL GO FORWARD FROM THERE.>> SADIE, WHO UNFORTUNATELY ISN'T HERE TODAY.
WAS UNFORTUNATELY CALLED INTO WORK, BUT SHE ALSO GOT THE NOTES FROM THAT MEETING.
JUST LAID OUT ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE NOTICED FROM FOR SADIE, GOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR ME, I MOVED HERE MY MY FRESHMAN YEAR, SO I'VE ONLY BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR NOW THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR.
BUT JUST LAYING OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT I'VE NOTICED AND HOW REPEATED WE SEE THESE ISSUES.
I'VE I DEFINITELY EMPHASIZE THE ATTENDANCE POLICY AND CHRONIC ABSENTEES AND SEEING THAT CHANGE THAT LIBERMAN PUT IN WAS A REALLY COOL ASPECT OF HOW STUDENT VOICES ARE GETTING HEARD.
KNOWING THAT, GOING INTO THE PROJECT THAT WE WILL HOPEFULLY START WORKING ON.
IT'S NICE AND 40 TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON.
>> WELCOME. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU.
TRUST [INAUDIBLE] FINANCIAL DAMAGE.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON WE DIDN'T MEET THIS MONTH.
>> THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS GOING FINE.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR AUDIT, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WAY OF SCHEDULE ON OUR AUDIT THIS YEAR.
HOPEFULLY THAT MEANS WE GET TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL SOONER THAN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPENING WITHIN THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE SOME PRETTY HIGH NEEDS SPED STUDENTS THAT I THINK WILL OUT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WHY WE WERE SO FAR OVER IN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET INSTEAD.
THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE TO PLACE OUT OF DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE FIVE THIS YEAR THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACED OUT OF DISTRICT.
STILL STRUGGLING TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS AND OUR SPED TEACHERS ARE DEFINITELY WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OPENINGS THERE.
>> YES. CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, KRISTEN, I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT REPORT THAT'S ON THE SCREEN.
AND IT SAYS THE LEASES FISCAL YEAR TO DATE? 1.165 MILLION 626, WHICH IS WAY OVER PERCENT OF CATION.
IS THAT FOR COMPUTER? IS THAT TECHNOLOGY OR WHAT IS THAT?
>> THAT WAS LAST YEAR. WE HAD TO BUY [INAUDIBLE].
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT BECAUSE THAT LOOKS FUNKY TO ME TOO.
>> WE DID HAVE THE BIG TECHNOLOGY PURCHASE THE ONE YEAR, BUT IT WASN'T LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU. EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD A GREAT FIRST MEETING. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
TRUSTY DORT AND I WERE THERE WITH JULIE NASH AND WITH BANK PELS AND STEPHEN CRANE AND DOCTOR.
KAPAN CAME IN AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
MAKE SURE WE HAD DESTROYED EVERYTHING.
WE LISTENED A LOT TO MEGAN FELTS AND STEPHEN PRAYING AS TO WHAT THEY DO, WHICH IS ALL VERY INTERESTING.
WE WENT OVER THE DOCUMENT YOU GUYS JUST ALL LOOKED AT.
NEXT MEETING, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK AT SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THEY'VE STAFF ALREADY DONE A LOT OF THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A LOT OF THE SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHICH ONES WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY USING, WHICH ONES MAYBE NOT UTILIZING VERY WELL.
BUT HOW MUCH MONEY ARE ALL THESE DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTIONS WE HAVE TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE HAVE.
AND THAT'S MORE APPLICATION TO READ NICE SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND, WHEN THEY'RE SAYING CANVAS, THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT CANVAS IS, AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT POWER SCHOOLS WE UNDERSTAND.
WHAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT APPS AND THINGS THAT WE PURCHASE THAT COST A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THEN THE OTHER DOCUMENT WE WERE STARTING TO WORK ON IS JUST WHICH CURRICULUMS USED IN WHICH GRADES?
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IT'S WONDERS HERE, ELA, AND THEN IT'S BRIDGES, THE MATH, AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE WHICH CURRICULUMS WE USE FOR WHICH THINGS AND WHERE DO THEY OVERLAP AND WHERE ARE THE GAPS AND SWITCH OVER FIFTH TO SIXTH AND EIGHTH TO NINTH AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.THOSE ARE THINGS WE SORT OF TALKED ABOUT AT OUR LAST MEETING.
I WAS JUST OUR FIRST MEETING, SO THAT'S AS MUCH AS WE ACCOMPLISHED.
>> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. BUT IT SEEMS POSITIVE.
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT MONTH. MOVING ON.
OTHER REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION OF COME UP.
>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES. SO BIGGEST CONSTRUCTION UPDATE, OF COURSE, IS THE HOUSING PROJECT WHICH IS CURRENTLY GOING ON.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF DIRT WORK.
THEY'VE GOT THE CONDUIT IN THE GROUND FOR THE LEE TO COME PULL THE CABLE.
WE JUST GOT THE EASEMENT AND EVERYTHING FROM LEE.
SO ONCE WE GET THAT SIGNED AND BACK OVER TO THEM, THEY CAN PULL THE CABLE.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PERMANENT ROAD RIGHT NOW.
THEY'VE GOT A BUNCH OF EXCAVATION FOR FIRE HYDRANTS AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND AS SOON AS THAT MATERIAL COMES IN, THEY'LL GET THOSE INSTALLED AND THEN COMPLETE THE ROAD UP THE SOUTH PARK LOOP.
SO RIGHT NOW IT'S STILL A LOT OF CIVIL WORK.
I THINK HERE IN THREE WEEKS, THEY PLAN TO START DOING THE FOOTINGS FOR THE BUILDING AFTER THEY GET THE GARAGE EXCAVATED.
THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD ON SCHEDULE, SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON OTHERS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE APARTMENTS? AND ARE YOU CAN DO THE BRON ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. FUNDS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
>> JENNIFER JEN IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE] IT'S GOING WELL. I'M GLAD TO SAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING VILLE.
I FOUND LOTS OF FACES THERE LAST WEEKEND ON RED DAY.
CHESTI DORGAN HANDED OUT TONS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO [INAUDIBLE] TROOPERS SET IN THE SUN AS SUPERINTENDENT CHAPMAN.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT THIS YEAR.
WE HAD OUR THEME WAS SORE INTO EDUCATION, AND WE HAD A RUN TEAM.
I SAW IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
THE ENTIRE FRONT LINE WHEN THE STARTING GUN WENT OFF WAS ORANGE AND BLACK BRONX. THAT WAS GREAT.
[LAUGHTER] THE GIVING PERIOD DOES GO THROUGH THIS FRIDAY.
5:00 P.M. FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO EVERYBODY PLEASE GIVE AND TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO GIVE.
THOSE FUNDS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, ARE POOLED AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL TEN SCHOOLS.
THAT HELPS PAY FOR GRANTS THAT WE GIVE TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, IT HELPS SUPPORT TEACHERS.
IT HELPS SUPPORTS THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT IT ALSO SUPPORTS FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, OUR DENTAL PROGRAM, READING PROGRAMS, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
PLEASE GIVE BECAUSE IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY CHILD AND EVERY TEACHER.
SO 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, PLEASE GET YOUR GIFTS IN AND THEY WILL BE MATCHED.
THE BEAST MAJORITY WILL BE MATCHED.
THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT.
ON OCTOBER 19, WE ARE HOSTING A VERY SPECIAL EVENT AT DORMANS.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ANNUAL DORMANT PUMPKIN PATCH, WHICH THIS YEAR IS SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PUMPKINS AND PUMPKIN DECORATION.
WE WILL HAVE FACE PAINTING, CHIMNEYS.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN THEME, AND ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE SCHOOL.
SO OCTOBER 19, 11:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. PLEASE BE THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.
THEN NEXT STEP WE HAVE OCTOBER 2 IS TOBER.
THAT'S BEING HOSTED BY OUR PTO PARTNERS AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT ABOUT 800 VERY HAPPY CHILDREN RUNNING ACROSS THE STADIUM HERE TIME AND RAISING MONEY FOR THEIR SCHOOLS.
THEN WE HAVE AN EVENT PLANNED IN THE SPRING AS WELL AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE FALL THAT WE HELD LAST YEAR AT THE CPR.
THE LAST BIG UPDATE I WANT TO GIVE YOU IS WE HAVE ON NOVEMBER 13, SCHOLARSHIPS OPENING.
WELCOME TO YOU GUYS, AND I HOPE I SEE YOUR APPLICATIONS IN THERE. WE WILL BE WATCHING.
PLEASE GET IT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP?
>> CHESLIE GANGS. THANKS. THANKS, MR. THAMAN.
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JENNIFER, YOU DO ALL THE SCHOLARSHIP STUFF? WHO GETS THE MONEY TO THE UNIVERSITY? WHO DOES ALL THAT? JUST A COLD.>> WE DO. I WAS THINKING THAT.
YEAH, I WAS AMAZING, ALL THAT MONEY JUST SHOWED UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING.
I WAS LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
AND THEN I WAS THINKING, LOGISTICALLY, THIS MUST BE AN IMPOSSIBLE JOB WITH THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT YOU'RE SHIPPING MONEY TO.
YES. AND ALL SHOWS UP ON TIME.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU LIKE, I BET YOU THIS IS JENNIFER DOING THIS.
>> WELL, IT'S NOT JUST ME IT'S A HUGE TEAM INCLUDING WHAT LORD DAVENPORT HELPS OUT WITH THAT.
BUT YEAH, WE WORK WITH FINANCIAL AID OFFICES AT HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN SOME CASES IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD.
>> WELL, THAT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO LOGISTICALLY GET ALL THAT MONEY ALL TO THE RIGHT PLACE ALL AND VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS SO IMPATHFUL, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY CHANGES KIDS' LIVES, SO IT'S NOT A PLACE WHERE WE COULD SCREW UP.
WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT MONEY IS THERE ON TIME OR WE HAVE PANICKED KIDS, PANICKED PARENTS WITH BIG TUITION BILLS, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT, SO WE WORK VERY HARD A BIG TEAM, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HIRING A NEW SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR RIGHT NOW TO HELP OUT, SO WE'LL HAVE AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS BECAUSE THAT PROGRAM IS GETTING BIG.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, WE DO HAVE TWO EXCITING NEW SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR.
OUR BISON VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP IS EXPANDING.
[INAUDIBLE] LIBERMANS BEEN HELPING WITH THAT.
AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THAT SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH IS A FULL RIDE FOR STUDENTS GOING INTO A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM IS GETTING EVEN BIGGER.
AND THEN ALSO, YOU GUYS WILL REMEMBER WILEY OLSON.
HIS FAMILY HAS COME FORWARD WITH A VERY AMAZING SCHOLARSHIP THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE SOME LIVES.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU GUYS WITH OUR ANNUAL REPORT HOT OFF THE PRESSES.
THIS YEAR FROM POPULAR REQUESTS, THERE IS A EXPLANATION OF RECAPTURE IN HERE.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SHOULD SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOL.
>> NEXT UP, STUDIO CONTRACT UPDATE, DIRECTOR HARZER.
>> HELLO, MR. CHAIR. T JUSTE DIANA HARTER.
YES, I HAVE UPDATE FOR YOU ON PREMIER, WHICH WE'VE BEEN STEADILY ON BOARDING SINCE THIS SUMMER.
THE SUMMER DEEP CLEAN WENT WELL.
THEY FINISHED CLEANING AT ALL SCHOOLS ON SCHEDULE, AND THEY DID A VERY THOROUGH JOB.
WE WERE HAPPY WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THEY HAVE THEIR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN PLACE, AND WE'VE STARTED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THEM, BOTH WITH THE D CUSTODIAL STAFF AND MYSELF AND ARTURO RAMIREZ, MY CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR.
THEY FULLY HIRED ALSO THE EMPLOYEES AND THAT THEY CALL THEM HOUSEKEEPERS.
THE CUSTODIANS ARE HOUSEKEEPERS THAT ARE WORKING IN OUR SCHOOLS EVERY NIGHT.
ALL OF THEM HAVE PASSED ALL OF THEIR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, SO THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED, AND THEY HAVE STAFF IN PLACE.
WE'RE FINISHING UP OUR TWO WEEK ADJUSTMENT PERIOD.
WE GAVE THEM TWO WEEKS, IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO ADJUST TO THE DAILY SERVICE.
WE'VE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS, BUT I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT'S GOING WELL.
>> AS YOU ALL KNOW, DANNY RED.
I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO DANNY REID, WHO ARE DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICE FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT OVER THE SUMMER.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
DANNY'S ALSO BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON OUR UPCOMING AUDIT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NUT WITH WD, WING DEPARTMENT OF ED.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT START TO THE YEAR.
WE'VE HAD THE INITIAL FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF.
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THE ONE THING I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT ACTUALLY NOT MUCH IS THE MEAL PRICING, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS SETTLED IN AND IT IS REALLY ENJOYING THE FOOD SERVICE.WE HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE NEED ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT.
SOME OF THE SITES THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING AT WILSON DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEEDED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ED NUTRITION DEPARTMENT.
WILSON, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON KELLY MORAN AND SUMMIT, TO GET THAT EQUIPMENT THERE AND TO BE ABLE TO FULLY SERVE MEALS AT THOSE LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS WE'LL HAVE TO GET THE VAN EQUIPPED WITH SOME WARMERS SO THAT WE CAN SAFELY TRANSPORT MEALS TO LOCATIONS THAT ARE FAR OUT OF TOWN.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, OR DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A LITTLE DEMO.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE ON THE NUTRITIONAL WEBSITE THAT IS VERY EXCITING.
BUT DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW CONTRACTOR?
>>YOU AND I TALKED EARLIER TODAY.
I WAS JUST ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE 18 EMPLOYEES, I THINK ONE SWITCHED OVER TO TRANSPORTATION, WHICH YOU'LL SEE LATER IN STAFFING OR RETIRED.
THEN ALL THE REST GOT HIRED ON AT A HIGHER WAGES.
JUST IF YOU COULD REPEAT BACK TO EVERYBODY ELSE, JUST I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY SAVING MONEY, BUT THE CONCEPT IS THAT BY HAVING THE FOOD AND HIGH QUALITY IS THIS, THAT IT'LL INCREASE PEOPLE BUYING THE FOOD.
THAT WILL INCREASE THE REVENUE AND THAT POTENTIALLY WILL BRING DOWN SUBSIDY.
GOING WITH THIS PRIVATE CORPORATION, THAT IN AND OF ITSELF DID NOT LOWER OUR PRICES.
WE'RE STILL SPENDING ABOUT THE SAME OR WHATEVER.
BUT THE CONCEPT IS, WE'RE HOPING MORE PEOPLE WILL BUY THE MEAL, THAT INCREASES REVENUE, THAT INCREASES OUR SUBSIDY.
DID I GET THAT UNDERSTANDING CORRECT?
>> YES. THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE REALLY WASN'T DRIVEN BY THE FINANCIAL PIECE.
I MEAN, WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL SOON START TO EVEN OUT A LITTLE BIT, A COMBINATION OF THE MEAL PRICES WITH THE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BECAUSE IT'S MORE APPEALING.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING WAS WE WERE HAVING A HARD TIME SERVICING STUDENTS AND OFFERING NUTRITIONAL AND MEALS THEY WANTED.
WSD, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE OFFERING A BETTER PRODUCT, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL GET KIDS TO WANT TO EAT SCHOOL MEALS MORE.
THEY DO HAVE QUITE A FEW OPTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS.
INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE MEAL OPTION EVERY DAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK THEY HAVE FOUR OR FIVE A DAY THAT ARE JUST STOPPED.
THEY HAVE SOME STANDARDS THAT STUDENTS CAN GET EVERY DAY, BUT THEN THEY HAVE ONE MEAL THAT'S SPECIFIC TO THAT DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE MEN JUST IN A MINUTE.
>> OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WENT OVER, THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THAT TRANSITION.
>> NOT ALL OF THEM. WE'RE WORKING THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD BOTH WITH THE OPERATIONS OF SEDEXO.
WE'RE HELPING THEM WITH THOSE BUMPS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TRANSITION.
>> NOW THAT THEY'D BE HAVING A HIGHER WAGE.
>> I THINK THAT THE WORKLOAD HAS JUST GOTTEN A LITTLE MORE STRESSFUL.
HOW MANY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO HANG OUT MUCH MORE OF A PROCESS FOR THEM AS THEY SET IN THE KITCHENS.
>> I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL.
LET US KNOW YOUR REAL EVALUATION. DO YOU THINK OF THE FOOD? BECAUSE YOU GUYS CAN SIT UP HERE AND SAY, OH, IT'S GOOD FOOD, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE THE SAME OPINION AS STUDENTS HAVE.
>> THOSE ARE CUSTOMERS, SO WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW FROM THEM.
>> PERHAPS YOU COULD GO TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, OR I DON'T NEED TO MAKE A BIG THING OF CERTAINLY WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE KIDS' REACTIONS.
>> SCOTT, CHRIS AND I ACTUALLY WALKED THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA DURING LUNCHTIME AND ASKED STUDENTS.
SAID HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? WHAT'S GOING ON? SOME OF THE BEVERAGE CHOICES AREN'T FULLY STOPPED YET.
THAT WAS ONE THING THAT WE HEARD BACK.
BUT AS FAR AS THE FOOD GOES, MOST OF THE STUDENTS WE TALK TO OR ALL THE STUDENTS WE TALK TO ARE LIKE, YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
I MEAN, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SO THEY DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO TALK TO ME.
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[OVERLAPPING]>> WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THANK YOU.
>> THEN WE'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU THE MENUS. I HAVE TO DRY.
>> WITH OUR CONTRACT WITH SAXO, THEY WERE GOING TO IMPLEMENT NUTRIA SLICE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN IT DID.
THEY GOT IT TO US WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS GOOD TIMING.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS OF NUTRIA SLICE IS GOING TO BE OUR DIETARY NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN FILTERING THROUGH QUESTIONS FROM FAMILIES THAT HAVE DIETARY NEEDS, MILL ACCOMMODATIONS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THERE'S BEEN A DECENT PROCESS WITH THAT WITH SPREADSHEETS BEING SHARED AMONGST NURSES AND COUNSELORS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
BUT NOW WE HAVE A PLACE TO POINT FAMILIES TO IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ALSO REALLY SEE WHAT IS GOING TO BE OFFERED EVERY DAY ON THAT MENU.
THEY CAN BREAK IT DOWN BASED ON ALLERGIES AND THEN JUST CARPS, EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT TO OUR SYSTEM.
>> THEN I WANT TO SEE US FOR LUNCH.
THESE ARE ALL THE OPTIONS AT C ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY.
>> PUT ON ANY ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, IT'LL POP UP OF YOUR NUTRITIONAL INDICATORS OF DIETARY ISSUES THERE MIGHT BE FOR SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE CELIAC OR LACTOSE OR ANYTHING ELSE.
THAT'S JUST GOING TO HELP A LOT MORE WITH THE FLOW OF COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T HAVE AND ALSO FOR US TO KNOW HOW WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE KIDS. WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT.
>> YOU WANTED TO SAY THE HIGH SCHOOL SORRY I MAY NOT ACE [OVERLAPPING].
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK FOR SURE FROM THE STAFF.
I FEEL LIKE BETWEEN TCSD AND SEDAO, AS SOME OF THE RETURNING STAFF, ESPECIALLY.
WANT TO REACH OUT TO ME AT TIMES WITH CONCERNS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS THE CONCERN WITH MORE OFFERINGS.
IT'S A PIECE TO TAKE ON FOR THOSE WHO ARE USED TO MAYBE ONE HOT ENTREE, AND THEN THEY'RE USED TO DOING TWO COLD SANDWICHES DAILY. IT'S A LOT MORE.
WE'LL BE IN THE WORKS AND TALKS FOR THE OCTOBER MENU THAT'S COMING UP AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT OF HOW MANY OFFERINGS WOULD BE SAY WILSON WHERE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUT SO MANY OPTIONS TO KIND OF MAKE THAT PROCESS EASIER AND THEN WE CAN PICK UP AS THEY LEARN KIND OF THE SED EO PLAN.
>> MR. CHAIR. AND THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE?
IS THIS GOING OUT IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AS WELL, WHERE THERE'S A LINK AND ALL THE PARENTS CAN SEE IT?
>> THANK YOU, MISS CHAIRS CARLA.
I YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT MADE ME THINK.
WHO MANAGES THE STAFF? HOW DOES THAT WORK? IS THERE A SEDEXO MANAGER THAT HAS COME IN? I MEAN WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
>> THANK YOU JESS. YES. I THINK WE WILL BE INTRODUCING HIM PROBABLY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
HE ASKED TODAY IF HE SHOULD BE COMING TO THESE, BUT HIS NAME'S WILLIAM EDWARDS. THEY'VE HIRED.
HE'S COMING OVER FROM MAMAGANI, BUT HE IS THE PERSON MANAGING THE ACTUAL TS WITHIN EACH OF THE KITCHENS.
HE'S NEW TO IT, TOO, SO I'M SEEING THINGS AS COMMUNICATIONS THEY'RE GOING ACROSS, THAT I TRY TO CHIME IN AND HELP HIM WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
BUT YEAH, THE FLOW IS THEY'RE MANAGING THE STAFF, THE FOOD, THE SERVICE ITSELF, AND THEN FREE AND REDUCED AND A LOT OF OTHER PROCESSES ARE GOING THROUGH ME.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DANNY?
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DO YOU GUYS HAVE YOU HAD ONE OF THOSE MEALS YET?>> BETTER THAN THEY WERE I CAN SAY THAT.
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, GUYS.
WE'LL MOVE INTO ACTIONS. IS THAT CORRECT?
[E. Action Items]
>> ACTION ITEM ONE. CONSIDERATION OF DUBE MOLLER ARCHITECT CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR BRON ACHIEVEMENT CENTER. CHAPMAN.
>> MR. TRUSTEES, BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, THE BOARD APPROVED THE AWARD OF THE DESIGN CONTRACT TO DUB MODER AND OLC TO DESIGN IT.
THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT EXECUTED WITH DOBIE MULDER WAS FOR 553,000 BASED ON FUNDING AND TO SEE WHERE EVERYTHING WENT.
IT WASN'T A FULL BLOWN CONTRACT AT THE TIME.
WELL, DUBIE MULDER HAS COMPLETED A 10% SCHEMATIC DESIGN, WHICH WAS ATTACHED.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.
THEY'VE GONE THROUGH AND MADE SOME CHANGES EVALUATED COST AND EVERYTHING.
NOW WE ARE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT SO THEY CAN CONTINUE ON AND COMPLETE THE DESIGN BASED ON THE UPDATED SCHEDULE WITH THE COMPLETION OF, I BELIEVE 1 MARCH OF 2025, AND THEN WORK THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DESIGN PROCESS BASED ON THE 10% SCHEMATIC.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR DIANE?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF ROOF ON THIS BUILDING. IT'S A BIG BUILDING.
HAS ANY THOUGHT BEEN PUT INTO WHETHER WE SHOULD PUT SOLAR PANELS, INTEGRATED SOLAR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? SO THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE.
>> AN OLC ASKED THAT QUESTION A LITTLE BIT AGO, AND I THINK CONVERSATION IS OUT THERE.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF AT THE 10% DESIGN, IT'S MORE PRELIMINARY AND EVERYTHING.
THAT DID COME UP WITH OLC HAS BROUGHT IT UP.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF.
>> OH GOOD, BECAUSE I THINK UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW, THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES MAYBE FOR GRANTS.
WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD GRANT RIGHT BACK THERE [LAUGHTER].
>> [OVERLAPPING] WE'RE JUST GETTING RID OF ALL [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> START AGAIN. MAYBE THERE'S SOME MONEY AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH HUGE PORTIONS. THANK YOU.
THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I READ THROUGH THE SPECS, SOME OF THEM.
I DIDN'T SEE MUCH ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOOKING INTO ACTIVE SOLAR, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S A HUGE BUILDING, AND THAT'S A LONG TERM MAINTENANCE.
COSTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCUR FOR HEATING THIS.
ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAD; IN LOOKING AT THE SPECS, I DID SEE THAT SIMON REFERRED TO A POOL.
I THINK THAT WAS A COPY FROM ANOTHER SPEC MAYBE THAT WAS RE USED.
JUST TO CLARIFY THERE'S NO POOL.
>> THERE IS NO POOL. I DIDN'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THE SPECS.
>> VERY GOOD IN FRONT OF THEM.
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS.
MAYBE THE CONCRETE SPEC OR SOMETHING.
THEN JUST TO CLARIFY THIS CONTRACT IS JUST FOR THE BROC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER AND NOT FOR THE INTERIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
>> I THINK AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT.
SO THIS IS JUST TO FINISH OUT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM PORTION OF IT.
YES. I THINK IN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS, THEY COLOR CODED FUTURE THE TWO PARTS.
SO YES, ESSENTIALLY 1,988,000 TO DESIGN THE ROCK ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PORTION.
>> THEN WHEN WILL WE SEE THE PROGRESS FOR THE INTERIOR REMODEL?
>> AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S ALL BASED ON THE MERCER AND WHEN THAT IS COMPLETE.
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>> CHAIRMAN GRILL. I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION VERY RELATED TO THE OTHER TWO, AND THAT IS LORA BALI, I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE OFFERING SOLAR POSSIBILITIES.
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN TAP INTO THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGALITIES ARE.
WHETHER WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR OWN PANELS, BLAH, BLAH, WHAT ALL THAT'S ABOUT.
BUT I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO OFFER SOLAR POSSIBILITIES TO ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS IN NEAR FUTURE.
>> LIKE I SAID, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'LL BE BROUGHT UP WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AT THE NEXT MEETING, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE.
>> HAVE YOU CONTACTED LORD VALLEY?
>> I'VE NOT. I WASN'T AWARE OF IT.
LIKE I SAID AT THE AT THIS STAGE OF THE DESIGN, IT'S MORE PRELIMINARY, AND THEN AT 35%, THEY START TO GO INTO MORE DETAILED DESIGN, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING I'LL.
>> CHECK INTO AND ASK THOSE GUYS TO FOLLOW UP ON AND LOOK AT THE OPTIONS OUT THERE.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S TRUSTED.
A FEW IDEAS, WHEN WE DID MUNGER ELEMENTARY, THE COUNTY HAS A FUND THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DIP INTO.
WHEN YOU PUT IT A FULLY HEATED DRIVEWAY FOR A MILE, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE COUNTY A BUNCH OF EXTRA MONEY FOR THE IMPACT YOU'RE CAUSING.
SO THERE'S A FUND THAT COLLECTS THAT MONEY WHEN YOU DO THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE DOING.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE DIDN'T HEAT THE DRIVEWAY AT MONGER [LAUGHTER].
>> I REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO PAY INTO THIS FUND, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FUND AND HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THE SOLAR PANELS, AND ALSO ECW, THE ENERGY CONSERVATION WORKS, WHICH IS A THREE-WAY BOARD OF LVE TOWN JACKS AND TETON COUNTY.
MELISSA TURLEY IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THAT WHAT WE COULD DO IS CONNECT FOR DUBE WITH MELISSA.
THEY HAVE FUNDS AND ALSO FOR THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY FOR GOVERNMENTAL PROJECTS.
THERE IS CLEARLY AN AVENUE TO GET SOME FUNDING, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THOSE SOLAR PANELS AT A MONGER, NOT ALL OF THE MONEY, BUT SOME OF THE MONEY CAME FROM THOSE TWO SOURCES NOT [INAUDIBLE].
ANYBODY? OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU? OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSIDERATION TO MOVE FROM 10% TO 5%.
CONTRACT WITH D MODER ON THE BROCK ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ELLEN IF YOU'RE ONLINE, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR LITTLE SIMPSON HAND, AND WE'LL CALL ON YOU.
>> NO PUBLIC COMMENT [LAUGHTER].
>> NO PUBLIC COMMENT, SEEING ANY.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.
WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DUBE MULDER ARCHITECTS CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 $1,434,600 AS PRESENTED WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.
>> IT'S MOVED BY TRUSTEE MEETS SECOND.
MY TRUSTEE ABRAMS TO APPROVE THE DUBE MULDER ARCHITECTS CONTRACT NUMBER 1, NOT TO EXCEED $1,434,600 AS PRESENTED WITH THE MODIFICATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY LEGAL COUNSEL. DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
WITH THAT IN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU WILL BE MISSED, YOU DID THIS DISTRICT GREAT SERVICE FOR THE TIME YOU ARE HERE, AND WE WISH YOU'D BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE STUDIO BUT UNDERSTAND. THINGS MOVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NEXT ON THE ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDERATION IT'S AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM.
IT'S FOR CONSIDERATION OF PERSONNEL REQUESTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST BEING DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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>> IT WAS MOVED AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE REQUEST DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TRUSTEE GILBERT.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN I MEANS YOU'RE FOR THE REQUEST.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PERSONNEL REQUEST, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS RECORD.
IT'S KEITH SEVEN AND JENNIFER ZONE.
>> IT WAS 4,3. DID YOU GET THAT?
>> I HAVE TRUSTEES STEVE [INAUDIBLE].
THAT MOTION HAS PASSED REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[F. Consent Agenda]
NEXT CONSENT AGENDA.DOCTOR CHAPMAN WAS AWFULLY NICE TO ASSIST MONTH.
>> THE CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER 1, APPROVAL OF STAFF CONSIDERATIONS AND REPORT SEPTEMBER 2024.
NUMBER 2, APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 2024 CHECK REGISTER.
NUMBER 3, APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 14TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.
NUMBER 4, SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE ORDER WITH P T BEHAVIOR THERAPY.
NUMBER 5, APPROVAL OF THE JES PTO FUND RAISER 2025 PUMPKINS.
NUMBER 6, APPROVAL OF AMENDED BUS PURCHASE PRICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, SEVEN, APPROVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION OR MAINTENANCE OF ISOLATED PUPILS.
NUMBER 8, APPROVAL OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION FOR THE CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE CAMPUS TO JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL.
NUMBER 9, APPROVAL OF ROCKY TOP BUILDERS CHANGE ORDER TO REPLACE ROOF AT RYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER.
NUMBER 10, APPROVAL OF BOARD MEMBER TRAVEL, AND NUMBER 11, APPROVAL OF CONSENT TO GENA.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINCIPLE.
>> IT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE CARROLL SECOND BY TRUSTEE ABRAMS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT'S PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY? YES, TRUSTEE GANGER.
>> I JUST REALLY APPRECIATED THE JS PTO FOUNDATION.
I LIKE SEEING IT, I LIKE THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY MONITORING HOW THAT'S WORKING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PROCESS.
>> QUESTION IF THIS NUMBER 7, THE APPROVAL OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION FOR ISOLATED PUPILS, COULD THAT APPLY ALSO TO ALTA STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE STRANDED BECAUSE OF BUS PROBLEMS. COULD WE FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME ON THAT.
>> YEAH. WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU.
>> IF SOMEBODY IN ALTA WERE REALLY IN TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE BUS SCHEDULES.
>> TO GO TO [INAUDIBLE], SO NO.
>> TO SOMEHOW COME HERE OR TO GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> THE ISOLATION REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE IS FOR STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN OUTLYING AREAS THAT CANNOT ACCESS A BUS THAT GO TO WYOMING SCHOOLS.
>> TO GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SAY?
>> YES. IF THERE WAS AN ALTA STUDENT, WHETHER ELEMENTARY, IT DOES APPLY TO THE ALTA STUDENTS THAT LIVE MORE THAN TWO MILES AWAY FROM THE ALTA SCHOOL.
IF WE WERE NOT PROVIDING A BUS, WE WOULD OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEM FROM THEIR HOUSE TO WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE SCHOOL, AND WE PAY THEIR FAMILY MILEAGE.
THAT'S WHAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE, AND THEY APPLY TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IF THEY'RE NOT WITHIN TWO MILES OF A BUS STOP.
IF THERE WAS AN ALTA STUDENT FOR SECONDARY THAT WANTED TO COME TO TETON COUNTY WYOMING SCHOOLS, WE PAY THEM ISOLATION REIMBURSEMENT FROM THEIR HOME IN ALTA TO WILSON ELEMENTARY, WHERE THEY CAN GET, THEN GET ON A BUS AND COME INTO THE TOWN SCHOOLS.
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>> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.
COMMUNICATION. PUBLIC COMMENT.
[G. Communication]
THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANY ITEM THAT WAS NOT DISCUSSED ON THE ACTION ITEMS TONIGHT OR THE CONSENT AGENDA.IF THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE LINE?
>> YES, THERE IS. DIANE MCGEE.
>> DIANE, YOU SEE ANY [INAUDIBLE] ISSUES?
>> OH, LET'S SEE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YEAH YOU ARE ON. GO ON MA'AM.
>> OH, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, FOR THE WELCOME.
GOOD EVENING, DR. CHAPMAN AND CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF.
AS YOU KNOW, I AM DIANE MCGEE, AND TONIGHT, I AM SPEAKING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE WYOMING TENNIS ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WYOMING BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
THE WYOMING TENNIS ASSOCIATION HAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 WYOMING TENNIS AWARDS.
NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FROM EVERY TENNIS COMMUNITY IN THE STATE AND EVALUATED BY THE USTA WYOMING TENNIS AWARDS COMMITTEE.
THERE WERE FIVE COUNT THEM FIVE TETON COUNTY COMMUNITY TENNIS MEMBERS WHO ARE TENNIS ADVOCATES, AND THEY WERE AWARD RECIPIENTS, WHICH IS A STRONG STATEMENT THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY TENNIS.
BUT TONIGHT, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH VERY HUMBLE PERMISSION THAT TWO TCSD EMPLOYEES HAVE WON THESE STATE AWARDS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE NET GENERATION YOUTH TENNIS AMBASSADOR AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A COACH, TEACHER, OR VOLUNTEER, WHO IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANT IN AN ADVOCATE FOR THE NET GENERATION PROGRAM.
THIS PERSON WHOLEHEARTEDLY WELCOMES NEW PEOPLE INTO TENNIS INTRODUCING THE SPORT IN A WAY THAT CREATES ENTHUSIASM AND PASSIONATE TENNIS PLAYERS WHO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT.
NOMINEES MUST BE REGISTERED AND ACTIVELY DELIVERING NET GENERATION TENNIS PROGRAMMING IN THE K212 SETTING.
THE 2024 AWARD WINNER IS PETER HOFFMAN FROM JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS PAST WINTER, HE FULLY EMBRACED THE FREE CURRICULUM AND GEAR FROM THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOR HIS PE PROGRAM AT JS.
WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, HE DELIVERED IT TO ENTHUSIASTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>> SECONDLY, THE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A HEAD OR ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COACH THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO CREATE A POSITIVE TENNIS CULTURE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
SELECTION CRITERIA INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PROGRAM RESULTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, PROGRAM GROWTH, FUND RAISING, AND PARTICIPATION IN UST EVENTS AND CULTURE.
THE 2024 AWARD WINNER IS KELLY MATTHEWS, THE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.
SHE'S NOT ONLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THE TEAM, BUT IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE WYOMING TENNIS ASSOCIATION AND IS OUR LOCAL ADULT PLAY COORDINATOR IN TETON COUNTY.
ON BEHALF OF THE WYOMING TENNIS ASSOCIATION, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TCSD AWARD WINNERS.
IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO CREATE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND SPREAD THE LOVE OF TENNIS.
THESE AWARD WINNERS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS AT THE WYOMING TENNIS AWARDS LUNCHEON HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE USTA WYOMING ANNUAL MEETING ON OCTOBER 12TH IN GASPER.
GUESTS ARE WELCOMED, SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT TO HONOR THE TCSD AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ATTEND THE MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL THAT YOU DO FOR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, DIANE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
>> COACH HOFFMAN AND COACH MATTHEWS FOR JOB WELL DONE.
>> TRUSTEES, DIANE MCGEE IS BEING EXTREMELY HUMBLE BECAUSE SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE REGIONAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, SO NOT JUST FOR WYOMING, BUT FOR THE WHOLE REGION.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? THEN WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
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COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD.WE'VE HAD ZERO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS EXPLANATION OF RECAPTURE IS JUST AMAZING.
[LAUGHTER] I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS TO PEOPLE.
I'M JUST GOING TO START EARNINGS TO PEOPLE.
>> GET TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
>> VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND ALWAYS BE NICE TO FOOT A BIG AD PAPER.
>> YOU NOTICE ON PAGE 4, WE CAN ALL GET AUTOGRAPHED.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S A GREAT PICTURE IF YOU READ.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, I THINK, YOU SHOULD GO THERE WITH THE OTHER JOINT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES HERE THE DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
I THINK THE LEGISLATURE IS CHANGING THIS YEAR.
BUT WE HAD A GOOD TOUR OF OUR FACILITIES.
I THINK SENATOR HICKS EVEN STARTED TO GRASP, THANKS TO DR. CHAPMAN, THE SITUATION GOING ON WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL.
DR. CHAPMAN TURNED ON HER CHARM AND LARRY HICKS [OVERLAPPING]
>> I MUST HAVE BEEN DRUGGED IN.
>> CAN START OUT [LAUGHTER] WE ARE STILL WAITING ON OUR MERCER, THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE REMEDY STUDY.
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ACCESSING FUNDS THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY APPROPRIATED SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENTS CENTER. YES.
>> I ALMOST ASKED THIS QUESTION EARLIER.
HOW DID WE APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE REST OF THE MONEY?
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. DR. CHAPMAN?
>> THE MONEY THAT WE'RE USING IS FROM THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE EXCISE TAX.
>> THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER IS THE TETON COUNTY TAXPAYER PROJECT.
>> THIS IS DONE IN GOOD FAITH.
SORRY, CHAPMAN'S REMINDING ME, IT'S ALSO REC DISTRICT FUNDING AS WELL, SO IT'S A JOINT EFFORT.
BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GYM THAT WE CAN AFFORD WITH THE STATE FUNDING, WHICH WAS 16.5 MILLION.
IT'S ALSO INTEGRAL TO THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT BECAUSE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE CURRENT GYM, WHICH IS TOO SMALL FOR A GATHERING FOR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING, IT'S UNDERSIZED.
THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED INTO CLASSROOMS AND CAREER TECH ED LABS.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP.
WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS STEP FIRST AND GET THAT BUILT SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE OFF THE GYM AND START THE SECOND ROUND OF CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED, AS CHAIRMAN SCARLETT SAID BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST SESSION.
WE JUST NEED THEM TO GO THROUGH THEIR STEPS OF THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE REMEDY STUDY.
FRANKLY, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
BUT OF COURSE, WE'RE OPEN TO THAT.
THIS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GYM AND THIS NEXT PHASE OF DESIGN IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY ON TRACK.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, DR. CHAPMAN, WHAT IS THEIR TIMELINE? MORE IMPORTANTLY, HAVE THEY ARTICULATED THEIR PROCESS?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GINGERY.
THEIR TIMELINE, THEY APPROVED THE MERCER STUDY.
THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL FACILITIES APPROVED THE MERCER STUDY AT THE END OF MARCH AND ASSIGNED A CONSULTANT, WHICH IS MGT ARCHITECTURE FIRM.
THEY CAME AND VISITED US JUNE 11, AND THEY THOUGHT BY THE END OF THE MONTH OF JUNE, THEY WOULD HAVE PROVIDED DATA FOR US TO REVIEW.
WE GAVE THEM SOME THINGS THEY NEEDED TO LOOK INTO AND RESEARCH.
THEY DID A GREAT TOUR OF THE BUILDING.
I FELT REALLY CONFIDENT THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD OUR ISSUES.
THEY'RE SCHOOL PEOPLE, SO THEY UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOL FUNCTIONS.
THEY'RE FORMER ADMINISTRATORS, AND SO THEY HAD A LOT OF SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE.
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WE WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO HAVE A STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON AUGUST 30TH IN THE EVENING, WHICH WAS A FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY.I POINTED OUT THAT THE FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY IN THE EVENING WOULD PROBABLY BE A TOUGH SELL TO GET A QUALITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP IN.
I THINK THAT THERE WAS MORE TO IT THAN THEY HAD ANTICIPATED, BUT IT SHOULD BE A VERY SHORT TIMELINE, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD.
MY OTHER CONCERN THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD WAS WE NEED TO GET THESE STEPS MET SO THAT WE HIT THEIR BUDGET TIMELINE.
THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT AND GET THEIR BUDGET APPROVED.
I WAS TOLD WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE MONEY HAD BEEN APPROPRIATED.
HOWEVER, THE 22 MILLION THAT HAD BEEN APPROPRIATED WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO DO THE WORK THAT WE NEED.
I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL TODAY SAYING, WHERE ARE WE? ANY UPDATE? I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
>> WE CAN WRITE IT IF THEY'D LIKE.
BUILDING CROWD AT THE BIGGER BUILDING.
>> YES. WE'VE DONE ALL THE STEPS.
THIS BOARD SENT THE CONCERN IN THAT THE FACILITY WAS INADEQUATE TO OFFER THE STATE STANDARD AND THAT THE BASKET OF GOODS, WE WERE FALLING SHORT OF THE STATE STANDARD.
THAT'S WHAT TRIGGERED THE MERCER STUDY.
IT'S JUST GOING REALLY, REALLY SLOWLY.
>> DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY HINT AS TO WHAT WOULD BE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE?
SENATOR HICKS ACTUALLY MADE THE COMMENT, AND SENATOR LANDON AND THEN REPRESENTATIVE BROWN WHEN THEY TOURED THAT MAYBE WE NEED A NEW BUILDING.
THAT'S NOT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE REMEDY.
>> WHERE DID THEY GET THE CONCEPT?
>> A HIGH SCHOOL THE SIZE WE NEED WOULD PROBABLY BE IN THE 200 MILLION RANGE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SCARCITY OF LAND HERE AND THAT THIS PLAN IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE REMEDY BUILDING OUT ONTO THIS BUILDING.
I THINK MAYBE THEY WERE POSING THAT AS, WELL, YOU'RE BRINGING THIS TO THE TABLE, BUT IT COULD BE THIS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
IT'S JUST GOING A WHOLE LOT MORE SLOWLY THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED.
>> IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BE DOING? COULD WE ASK THE CHAIR TO SEND A LETTER WITH HIS SIGNATURE? IS THERE SOMETHING WE COULD BE DOING TO LIGHT SOMEBODY'S FIRE?
>> DIRECTOR MCCOM HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.
I ACTUALLY POCKET DIALED HIM BY ACCIDENT LAST WEEK [LAUGHTER] AND I THOUGHT I WAS SELL LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE.
I GUESS IT DIDN'T REALLY POCKET DIAL, BUT I DIDN'T LEAVE A MESSAGE.
I JUST SAID THAT BECAUSE IT JUST SAID THE PERSON YOU DIALED WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
HE CALLED ME BACK AND HE SAID, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? [LAUGHTER] IT'S A LITTLE FLAT FOOTED. HE'S VERY RESPONSIVE.
I WILL PHONE HIM TOMORROW AND FIND OUT AND LET HIM KNOW THAT WE'RE ANXIOUS FOR AN UPDATE AND IF HE WOULD LIKE A MORE FORMAL INQUIRY, IF THAT WOULD HELP HIM IN ANY WAY.
I APPRECIATE HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES HAD THEIR MEETING IN TEXAS IN AUGUST.
THAT WAS HUGE. FOUR OF THE 10 COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE THERE AND MANY OF THEM WERE ONLINE, SO THEY DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE TOUR, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
THEY ASK SOME GREAT QUESTIONS.
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VESTIBULE.
THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE A PART OF ACTUALLY THIS PLAN.
THAT'S A SEPARATE ONE, BUT WE'VE SENT THEM THOSE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AS WELL.
I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. I WILL PHONE TOMORROW.
>> THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND DR. CHAPMAN AND TETON COUNTY IS NIGHT AND DAY FROM WHERE IT WAS A YEAR AGO IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY.
IT'S VERY NICE HAVING DIRECTOR MCCOM DRIVE BACK IN AFTER RETIRING.
WE JUST GOT TO KEEP PUSHING AND HOPEFULLY WE GET SOMETHING BEFORE THE NEXT LEGISLATURE SITS AND THE CRIME APPROPRIATION EXPIRES.
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THEN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MET A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.IT WAS A CRAZY DISCUSSION THERE, TOO, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THAT UNTIL THE NEW LEGISLATURE SITS.
THEN EVEN THEN, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT DOES COME OUT THERE WHEN THE NEW LEGISLATURE SITS.
THE ONE THING THAT DID COME OUT OF MEETINGS HERE IS, I THINK THE LEGISLATURE, I THOUGHT THE LEGISLATORS FROM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE THE SAVE UP FOR FUNDING.
I THINK IT GOT FIGURED OUT REALLY QUICKLY THAT BUILDING A BUILDING A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AREN'T JUST AS EXPENSIVE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE ANY MONEY THERE.
IN SOME WAYS, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS BEING PROPOSED ARE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO RUN CLASSROOMS LIKE THREE-PEATED CLASSROOM.
>> WAS THE THINKING THAT JUST BECAUSE IT HAS A CHARTER, AND IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE TO HAVE A PHYSICAL BUILDING?
>> I THINK THEY WERE LOOKING LIKE AT SNOWY RANGE ACADEMY WHERE THEY TOOK THE OLD WALMART AND LARAMIE AND THEY JUST CONVERTED IT.
EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT WAS SUCH A COST SAVER.
EVERYBODY REAL PATTED THEM ON THEMSELVES ON THE BACK THAT THEY TOOK AN OLD WALMART AND TURNED IT TO THE SCHOOL.
THEN LATER, THEY HAD TO APPROPRIATE QUITE A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE IT WASN'T REALLY WORTH IT.
TAKING A BOX STORE AND TURNING THAT INTO A SCHOOL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A NICE CONCEPT, BUT THE GEOGRAPHY IS ON AISLE 9.
>> THEY DID THE SAME THING WITH THE STATE [OVERLAPPING].
>> SOME OF IT WOULD HAVE FEWER REGULATIONS TO.
WHETHER YOU'VE HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT SENATOR DOX SADER'S EFFORTS IN ALPINE FOR CHARTER SCHOOL THERE, CHARTER SCHOOL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL?
SENATOR DOX SADER WAS ABLE TO GET ONE ADDITIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL APPROVED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE.
THERE'S A CHARTER APPLICATION FROM ALPINE AND THEN A SURPRISE CHARTER APPLICATION FROM CODY.
THOSE TWO CHARTER APPLICATIONS WILL GO THROUGH THE CHARTER AUTHORIZING BOARD TO DETERMINE IF ONE OF THE TWO GETS APPROVED.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ALPINE APPLICATION IS ON STATE LAND, AND IT WOULD BE A NEW BUILDING AND THEN CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES INSTEAD OF GETTING IT ALL, WHICH IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT.
THEY'RE APPLYING, BUT IT'S UNDETERMINED IF THE CHARTER AUTHORIZING BOARD WILL SELECT THEIR APPLICATION OVER THE CODY APPLICATION.
>> WHAT GRADES WOULD ALPINE COVER UP TO K12, ARE THEY?
>> IT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> MOVE AND SECOND TO ADJOURN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.